Dundubia
| Dundubia | |
|---|---|
| Dundubia vaginata (Similajau National Park, Malaysia) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadinae |
| Tribe: | Dundubiini |
| Genus: | Dundubia Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 |
Dundubia is a genus of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in the subfamily Cicadinae and the type genus of the tribe Dundubiini.
The name Dundubia is derived from Sanskrit दुंदुभि (dundubhi), meaning 'drum'. A characteristic feature is the pair of long lobes covering the tymbals on the underside of the male abdomen.